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This Handbook of Jewish Languages is an introduction to the
many languages used by Jews throughout history, including Yiddish, Judezmo
(Ladino) , and Jewish varieties of Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Berber, English,
French, Georgian, Greek, Hungarian, Iranian, Italian, Latin American Spanish,
Malayalam, Occitan (Provencal), Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Syriac, Turkic
(Karaim and Krymchak), Turkish, and more. Chapters include historical and
linguistic descriptions of each language, an overview of primary and secondary
literature, and comprehensive bibliographies to aid further research. Many
chapters also contain sample texts and images. This book is an unparalleled
resource for anyone interested in Jewish languages, and will also be very useful
for historical linguists, dialectologists, and scholars and students of minority
or endangered languages. This paperback edition has been updated to include
dozens of additional bibliographic references.